Looking back to my column from December 2008, you can see the Lakers' fixation on the Celtics, which is long gone now. But in that column Phil Jackson notes how rarely repeat teams meet in the NBA Finals, seemingly decreasing the odds Orlando will meet the Lakers again in June 2010.

Just because the Lakers aren't thinking about it, though, doesn't mean you can't weigh in ...

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